![]() ![]() If you’re worried about being allergic to the flu shot, talk to your provider to make sure it’s safe for you. Severe allergic reactions to flu shots are rare. Tell your health care provider if you have any severe allergies or if you’ve ever had a severe allergic reaction to a flu shot. It’s safe for most pregnant women to get the flu shot. Is it safe to get a flu shot during pregnancy? Use the HealthMap Vaccine Finder to find out where you can get the flu vaccine. ![]() You can get the shot from your health care provider, and many pharmacies and work places offer it each fall. Protection from a flu shot only lasts about a year, so it’s important to get a flu shot every year. Each year a new flu vaccine is made to protect against three or four flu viruses that are likely to make people sick during the upcoming flu season. There are many different flu viruses, and they’re always changing. Even though you’re more likely to get the flu during flu season, you can get it any time of year. It’s safe to get a flu shot any time during pregnancy, but it’s best to get it before flu season (which runs from October through May). The flu shot contains a vaccine that helps prevent you from getting the flu. How does the flu shot help protect you from flu? Neural tube defects are birth defects of the brain and spinal cord. Fever from the flu may be linked to birth defects, like neural tube defects, and other problems in your baby. Pregnant women who get the flu are more likely than women who don’t get it to have preterm labor (labor that happens before 37 weeks of pregnancy) and preterm birth (birth that happens before 37 weeks of pregnancy). Getting a flu shot can help reduce your risk of getting the flu, having serious flu complications and needing treatment in a hospital. It’s best to get a flu shot before you get pregnant. If you get the flu during pregnancy, you’re more likely than other adults to have serious complications. Health complications from the flu, like a lung infection called pneumonia, can be serious and even deadly, especially if you’re pregnant. People who are very sick with the flu or young children may be able to spread the flu longer, especially if they still have symptoms. People with the flu may be able to infect others from 1 day before they get sick up to 5 to 7 days after. You can get infected with the flu if you breathe it in or if you touch something (like a door handle or a phone) that has the flu virus on it and then touch your nose, eyes or mouth. When someone with the flu coughs, sneezes or speaks, the virus spreads through the air. The flu spreads easily from person to person. The flu can make you very sick, and it can be especially harmful if you get it during or right after pregnancy. It’s more than just a runny nose and sore throat. Influenza (also called flu) is a virus that can cause serious illness. ![]()
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